Apple Oatmeal Muffins

For this week's Foodie Friends Friday, I'm linking up this amazing recipe for On-the-Go Oatmeal Cups.  I am so glad that I found this recipe over at With Style and Grace because it was super easy, healthy, and totally adaptable! I made it with apples and raisins, but I can definitely see other combos in my future (peanut butter/banana, nutella, blueberry, strawberry...the options are truly endless!).  I hope that you enjoy this recipe and have a happy Friday!

Mini On-The-Go Apple Oatmeal Cups
(makes 24 mini cups plus 5 large cups or 36 mini cups)

Ingredients:
2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1 1/2 cups plain almond milk
1/2 cup egg whites
1/4 cup plain applesauce
1 apple, peeled and chopped (I used Granny Smith)
1/4 cup raisins

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease a mini muffin pan.
2.  Beat the egg whites, almond milk, and applesauce together in a large bowl.
3.  In another bowl, whisk the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together.  Pour this mixture into the almond milk mixture and mix to combine.
4.  Pour the batter into the muffin pan, filling each well about 3/4 full-full.  Bake for about 30-35 minutes.  The mini cups will be done closer to 30 and the large ones may take a bit longer.

Enjoy :)

It's time for another Foodie Friends Friday! Last week these three lucky winners won a coupon from Daiya Cheese:

Fan Drawing:

1. Jessica

2. Tara, Let's Eat Beef Stew

Blogger Drawing:

1. High Heels and Grills Tin Foil Dinners

2. A lil Country Sugar Roasted Balsamic Zucchini

3. Life and Lovebugs Vegetarian Chili

4. A Girl's Reflection Italian Wedding Cookies

And here are the winner's from last week's party!

#1 Sweet Heat Chefs- Dark Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Truffles

#2 Marlys This and That- Baked Rice with Eggplant and Zucchini

#3 Busy Vegetarian Mom- Vegan Philly Cheese Steak

#1 Marlys This and That- Baked Rice with Eggplant and Zucchini

#2 Family Food Finds- Vegan Crunch Wrap

#3 Pint Sized Baker- Ginger and Lime Sandwich Cookies

This week is sponsored by A Mustard Seed Dream and three randomly picked, lucky winners will win a Kitchen Canister Decal!

But first, here are this week's co-hosts:

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Ericka at Chef Picky Kid  http://www.chefpickykid.com

Michelle at  From Calculus to Cupcakes http://www.fromcalculustocupcakes.blogspot.com

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies-with a twist!

I recently won a blog giveaway from Fatima over at Magnolia 75: The Baking Lounge! The other day I received my Virgin Coconut Oil in the mail and since then I have been thinking of ways to use it!

I'm not sure why, but this morning I woke up craving Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.  The other night my family and I went to a new frozen yogurt place in town and I tried the oatmeal cooking frozen yogurt, that might have been the cause of my inspiration.  So, this afternoon, I literally took a recipe I used before and instead of butter, I used the coconut oil.  I also made some changes to the other recipe to make them cinnamon raisin themed instead of cranberry white chocolate chip.  And there you have it, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies using Virgin Coconut Oil! This stuff is supposed to be fabulous and super healthy.  I don't know much about it, but I'm excited to learn.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (adapted from this recipe for oatmeal cranberry white chocolate cookies)
(makes 12-14 large cookies or about 20-24 small cookies)

 Ingredients:
2/3 cup virgin coconut oil
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purposed flour
1 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 heaping cup raisins

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Whisk flours, oats, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, beat coconut oil and sugar until well combined.  Beat in the eggs and the vanilla until well combined.  Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until just combined.  Stir in the raisins.
4. Drop spoonfuls of the batter on the prepared baking sheets and bake for about 10-15 minutes.  My cookies were HUGE and so they took 15 minutes, smaller cookies won't take as long.
Enjoy :)

If anyone has any good recipes that could use coconut oil please please please send them my way!  And HUGE thank you to Fatima for introducing me to this stuff :)